Townsend climate

Townsend Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Townsend 3SE, 5.7 km from Townsend

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Townsend, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
1.10 in
Record high
105°FAug 24, 1969
Record low
28°FAug 25, 1992
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
5.2
Daylight
14 h 48 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 186°F53°F103°F 202642°F 199525%0%
Aug 286°F53°F101°F 202446°F 196325%0%
Aug 386°F53°F103°F 202443°F 197225%0%
Aug 486°F52°F102°F 196141°F 193825%0%
Aug 585°F52°F103°F 196142°F 194024%0%
Aug 685°F52°F103°F 199043°F 199624%0%
Aug 785°F52°F100°F 199038°F 193924%0%
Aug 885°F52°F99°F 199036°F 193924%0%
Aug 985°F52°F102°F 194039°F 199524%0%
Aug 1084°F51°F102°F 200336°F 193924%0%
Aug 1184°F51°F98°F 201840°F 194724%0%
Aug 1284°F51°F103°F 194041°F 198724%0%
Aug 1384°F51°F98°F 201539°F 194224%0%
Aug 1484°F51°F99°F 200336°F 199523%0%
Aug 1583°F50°F102°F 202340°F 194423%0%
Aug 1683°F50°F99°F 202242°F 195423%0%
Aug 1783°F50°F102°F 202338°F 198523%0%
Aug 1882°F49°F100°F 200139°F 195423%0%
Aug 1982°F49°F98°F 200834°F 199523%0%
Aug 2082°F49°F96°F 195337°F 193823%0%
Aug 2181°F49°F95°F 199139°F 193823%0%
Aug 2281°F48°F97°F 200633°F 199223%0%
Aug 2381°F48°F98°F 196733°F 199223%0%
Aug 2481°F48°F105°F 196933°F 199223%0%
Aug 2580°F48°F97°F 196628°F 199223%0%
Aug 2680°F47°F97°F 201035°F 199223%0%
Aug 2780°F47°F98°F 200137°F 199323%0%
Aug 2879°F47°F97°F 201236°F 197722%0%
Aug 2979°F46°F99°F 200537°F 197522%0%
Aug 3079°F46°F96°F 199934°F 199322%0%
Aug 3178°F46°F97°F 202232°F 195622%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Townsend, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248324 (Townsend 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024144, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.